Table 3: Summary of Characteristics of Dance Injuries, n = 15.

Type of injuries Number of repeat injuries Mechanism of injury Activity at time of injury

Acute = 5

Overuse = 10

7

Repetitive overuse = 12

Accidental sprain = 1

Jump/landing = 1

Practising a fall = 1

Rehearsal = 8

Performance = 2

Technique class = 3

Cool down = 1

Photoshoot = 1

Diagnosis (Overuse) Diagnosis (Acute) Footwear Genre of dance

Tendinopathy = 5

Chronic muscle strain =1

Enthesopathy = 1

Patello fermoral pain = 2

Hoffa fat pad = 1 impingement = 1

Acute muscle strain = 2

Sprain = 2

Contusion = 1

Barefoot = 11

Ballet slippers = 2

Canvas shoes = 2

Contemporary = 11

Ballet = 3

Not applicable = 1s